Jarle Alex Aambø (born 26 March 1960) is a

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sports official. In 2013

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published the claim by

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's sport commentator (Kjetil Kroksæter) that Aambø had been forced to resign as leader of

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.– Aambø ble presset til å gå av
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. He has his education from the

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. He resides in

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, Norway.

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Norwegian sports executives and administrators Norwegian School of Sport Sciences alumni 1960 births Living people {{Norway-sport-bio-stub